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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Sanford's Sea Eagle
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A boldly rendered Sanford's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus sanfordi) is depicted in dramatic low flight, wings fully spread and angled upward, talons extended to seize a fish from the surface of stylised ocean waves that fill the lower field. Fine feather detailing is rendered across the wings, breast, and tail. The curved legend WWF CONSERVING NATURE arcs along the upper periphery, the denomination 1 DOLLAR appears in the right field, and the date 1998 follows along the lower right, all in raised Latin lettering. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Sanford's Sea Eagle (*Haliaeetus sanfordi*) is endemic to the Solomon Islands and was named by American ornithologist Ernst Mayr in 1935 after Leonard C. Sanford, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History who funded several Pacific expeditions. The species remains poorly studied relative to its Indo-Pacific relatives, largely due to the islands' geographic isolation. This coin belongs to a broader Solomon Islands wildlife series issued through the late 1990s targeting the collector market rather than circulation.